Menopause and perimenopause - how to help women through this stage in their life

with Dr Marilyn Glenville

Menopause is a natural biological process marking the end of the reproductive years in women and is a critical life stage that can cause a number of symptoms both physical and psychological.

The media exposure about menopause has been helpful in that women are now talking about this stage in their life without it being seen as taboo. The challenge is that it has been suggested that HRT is the only solution for women during this stage.

Marilyn will cover

what happens at the menopause
the perimenopause and when it starts
why some of the menopause symptoms may not be actually related to the menopause
the consensus from the menopause societies on the use of body and bioidentical hormones, including the conflicting evidence for using HRT for dementia and depression
the role of phytoestrogens as selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMS)
important nutrients for this transition will be presented as well as tests that are helpful for women to have at this stage in their life.

As women can now live 30 to 50 years past the menopause, it is important that as practitioners we can support them to spend those years enjoying a good quality of life, with most crucially good health.

About Marilyn Glenville

Dr Marilyn Glenville PhD is the UK’s leading nutritionist specialising in women’s health. She is the former President of the Food and Health Forum at the Royal Society of Medicine, a registered nutritionist, psychologist, author and popular broadcaster who obtained her doctorate from Cambridge University.

For over thirty five years Dr Glenville has studied and practised nutritional medicine specialising in the natural approach to female hormone problems.

With a special interest in the female hormone cycle, Dr Glenville works in her clinics with women who suffer menstrual problems such as heavy periods, painful periods, PMS, fibroids, PCOS and endometriosis, and who wish to work on a nutritional approach to these problems. Dr Glenville also helps women looking for a natural approach to the menopause and prevention of osteoporosis.

Dr Glenville is a popular international speaker and the author of 17 internationally bestselling books, including Natural Solutions For The Menopause. Many of her books have become the standard reference books for healthcare practitioners and have sold over 1 million copies worldwide and been translated into over 20 languages. As a respected author on women’s healthcare she gives regular talks on radio and frequently appears on television and in the press.